List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to throw the baby out with the bath water, to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel, to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point, to straighten the horns and kill the cow
idiomatic expression expression noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic)
- outblooming even a flower (of a young girl), even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
idiomatic expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb expression
- to act on one's emotions, to be carried away by one's feelings, to get emotional
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to coo at, to behave like a spoiled child
- to snort, to sniff
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- a fish out of water, a kappa up on land
idiomatic expression expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to eke out a living, to barely manage to get by
idiomatic expression expression ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- not give a damn, not care a bit
idiomatic expression expression
- blacker than black
irregular kanji usage search-only kanji form idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be thrilled, to be excited
archaic idiomatic expression noun noun (generic)
- keen eyesight, the eyesight of Lilou (character with superior eyesight in ancient Chinese folklore)